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October 2008 - Patch Announcements

Contents

Turbine Announcements

Teaser Images

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Teaser

Rollout

Release Notes

Discoveries

Town Crier Rumors

Free Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "Another festival season, another offering from Dereth's mask makers... I wonder what the fashion will be this year?"
Town Crier tells you, "Festival season is upon us! The leaves are turning, the weather is cooling, and of course the pumpkins have taken over Glenden Wood."
Town Crier tells you, "News! The proprietors of the casinos have opened up a new gaming den! Go to Sanamar to see the exciting new game!"
Town Crier tells you, "News! The six ley line pyramids that Asheron cleansed are active again! More powerful monsters found, new rewards offered by Asheron! Go visit the six sites to see!"
Town Crier tells you, "News! The young Deru trees of Marae Lassel are under attack by some infestation sent by T'thuun!"
Town Crier tells you, "News! Those vile patriarchs that T'thuun raised up are scouring all Dereth for mysterious objects."

Pyreal Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "Dereth's mask makers have rolled out their new designs, and they are quite impressive! Be on the alert for snake hides, they can be made into particularly impressive trophies..."
Town Crier tells you, "Happy festival season! Enjoy the treats from the festival merchants, and enjoy the anniversary celebration!"
Town Crier tells you, "It's true, the three young Deru trees of Marae Lassel are in a precarious state, being threatened by the demon T'thuun's corrupting touch. Dire consequences for us all if they were to be engulfed. Seek out Aun Kimintari in Timaru if you can help."
Town Crier tells you, "Not only are Pristine Mana Shards more common in wilderness hunting now, but also the keys you could get from trading them in now open a wider range of chests."
Town Crier tells you, "That's right, there are more powerful creatures hidden in lairs underneath those pyramids. Asheron has established a gatestone at each that allows adventurers into the hidden lairs, but beware! It is not an easily repeated passage."
Town Crier tells you, "Visit the pyramids in the Halaetan Islands, A'mun Desert, Linvak Mountains, Esper Mountains, Obsidian Plain, or Aerlinthe Island to see."
Town Crier tells you, "T'thuun's Patriarchs are raiding all over Dereth! Have you seen them and their awful minions here yet? There must be some method to their madness..."

Ulgrim Rumors

Free Rumors:

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Deru trees of Marae Lassel are under attack, eh? I sure hope they don't wither and die. That's where I keep all my stuff!"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Patriarchs? Where? Don't try and scare me like that, kid. Yeah, their raids are pretty scary. I'm afraid they may be after my secret stash of stout. No, wait, I don't have a secret stash, because I drink it all as it comes in. But if I did have one, I'd be pretty afraid of the Patriarchs taking it."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Something even juicier's been lurking underneath those six ley node pyramids, eh? Fascinating... I could have cleaned those tunnels out, if there had been enough stout in it for me. Blighted Mana shards aren't really what gets me going."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Everybody's on the hunt for those Pristine Mana Shards! I haven't had the heart to tell anyone that I found a great big chest full of those things on my last visit to Vissidal Island."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I had no idea that they were needed for these mana forge contraptions so I just gave them to my little Merwart friends, who like to bash them into powder and sprinkle them on food. I think it keeps their teeth and coats shiny... Or was I thinking of something else?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Seen the masks from this festival season? Scary! Intimidating! They'll haunt my dreams! While I'm sober, that is."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That was a hint to get me some stout, kid."

Stout Rumors:

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Does it strike you as unseemly that Asheron has given over all the node-cleansing work at those six pyramids to we frail humans? I thought that was his specialty, defeating archdemons with the power of the light and whatnot. I think Asheron's getting lazy in his old age."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Fall has come! See the leaves turn, see the pumpkins sprout around Glenden Wood, see the kids wandering past on their way to the disco... Eh, what was that?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Happy ninth anniversary! Ninth anniversary of what? You can't mean that. The ninth anniversary of my presence on this benighted island, of course. And, you know, humanity's freedom from Olthoi enslavement and things like that."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I do love the turn of the seasons. Cider's particularly tempting this time of year. And if I were the sort of sot who drank cider, I'd be particularly tempted to have some. Bring me more stout!"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I saw Claude wander past the other day, wearing one of those new masks. Seeing that disembodied snake head dangling above the floating, cloaked void of a Virindi body is almost enough to put one off the drink. Almost."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh, a cool mug of delicious stout, how kind of you..."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Hey, there was a Pristine Mana Shard in here! What luck!"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "No, of course I was kidding. There wasn't any Pristine Mana Shard in my stout, that would just be unbelievable. Actually it was a whole Mana Forge Key."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh, the Deru Trees this, and the Deru Trees that. Dang Deru Trees, always fainting and wilting as soon as a ravening archdemon with acid for blood and a heart full of rot starts gnawing on their roots... what a bunch of nervous nellies!"

New Quests

Live Events

Updated Quests


New NPCs

Seasonal NPCs


New Locations

Seasonal Locations

Updated Locations

Nodes now have a Gatestone that will transport you to a Blight Lord's Lair when given 20 Blighted Mana Crystals.

At the Moarsmen City there are now new spawns surrounding the Temple of T'thuun. The new spawns consist of Afessa Sclavus Soldiers, Moarsman Priors, Illu Sclavus, Sishalti Tentacles, and Blighted Moarsmen.

Also the spawn density all around the Moarsman City has been increased. The usual spawn now has about 4-5 Moarsmen rather than 2 like before the patch. The Moarsmen still don't drop regular loot but they do drop Pristine Shards at an increased rate.


New Items

9th Anniversary Night Club
  • 9th Anniversary Night Club Ticket Icon.png
9th Anniversary Night Club Ticket
  • Night Club Shirt (2008) Icon.png
Night Club Shirt (2008)


Blight Lord Lair Quest
  • Head of the Aerlinthe Blight Lord Icon.png
Head of the Aerlinthe Blight Lord
  • Head of the A'mun Blight Lord Icon.png
Head of the A'mun Blight Lord
  • Head of the Esper Blight Lord Icon.png
Head of the Esper Blight Lord
  • Head of the Halaetan Blight Lord Icon.png
Head of the Halaetan Blight Lord
  • Head of the Linvak Blight Lord Icon.png
Head of the Linvak Blight Lord
  • Head of the Obsidian Blight Lord Icon.png
Head of the Obsidian Blight Lord
  • Aerlinthe Gatestone Icon.png
Aerlinthe Gatestone
  • A'mun Gatestone Icon.png
A'mun Gatestone
  • Esper Gatestone Icon.png
Esper Gatestone
  • Halaetan Gatestone Icon.png
Halaetan Gatestone
  • Linvak Gatestone Icon.png
Linvak Gatestone
  • Obsidian Gatestone Icon.png
Obsidian Gatestone


Guardian of the Deru Trees of Marae Lassel
  • Pool of Goo Icon.png
Pool of Goo
  • Royal Olthoi Jelly Icon.png
Royal Olthoi Jelly
  • Large Corrupted Mana Shard(on pedestal) Icon.png
Large Corrupted Mana Shard(on pedestal)
  • Large Corrupted Mana Shard Icon.png
Large Corrupted Mana Shard
  • Wharu Fetish Icon.png
Wharu Fetish
  • Altar of T'thuun Icon.png
Altar of T'thuun


Masks and Guises
  • Armored Sclavus Head Icon.png
Armored Sclavus Head
  • Armored Sclavus Mask (Black) Icon.png
Armored Sclavus Mask (Black)
  • Armored Sclavus Mask (Gold) Icon.png
Armored Sclavus Mask (Gold)
  • Armored Sclavus Mask (Teal) Icon.png
Armored Sclavus Mask (Teal)


T'Thuun's Marauders
  • Arwic Invoking Stone Icon.png
Arwic Invoking Stone
  • Asheron's Island Invoking Stone Icon.png
Asheron's Island Invoking Stone
  • Ayan Baqur Invoking Stone Icon.png
Ayan Baqur Invoking Stone
  • Candeth Keep Invoking Stone Icon.png
Candeth Keep Invoking Stone
  • Colier Invoking Stone Icon.png
Colier Invoking Stone
  • Festival Stone of Midsong Invoking Stone Icon.png
Festival Stone of Midsong Invoking Stone
  • Isle of Tears Invoking Stone Icon.png
Isle of Tears Invoking Stone
  • Mayoi Invoking Stone Icon.png
Mayoi Invoking Stone
  • Mount Esper Invoking Stone Icon.png
Mount Esper Invoking Stone
  • Silyun Invoking Stone Icon.png
Silyun Invoking Stone
  • Southern Osteth Invoking Stone Icon.png
Southern Osteth Invoking Stone
  • Tou-Tou Invoking Stone Icon.png
Tou-Tou Invoking Stone


Retired Items

Updated Items


New Spells

  • Life VII Vuln spells:
Inscription of Acid Vulnerability Other Icon.png Inscription of Acid Vulnerability Other Inscription of Blade Vulnerability Other Icon.png Inscription of Blade Vulnerability Other Inscription of Bludgeoning Vulnerability Other Icon.png Inscription of Bludgeoning Vulnerability Other Inscription of Cold Vulnerability Other Icon.png Inscription of Cold Vulnerability Other
Inscription of Fire Vulnerability Other Icon.png Inscription of Fire Vulnerability Other Inscription of Lightning Vulnerability Other Icon.png Inscription of Lightning Vulnerability Other Inscription of Piercing Vulnerability Other Icon.png Inscription of Piercing Vulnerability Other

Updated Spells


New Titles

T'Thuun's Marauders Quest:

Title Location Task
Minik Ra's Bane Arwic Kill Raid Commander
Arwician Arwic Invoking Stones: 30
Arwic Noble Arwic Invoking Stones: 90
Asheron's Militia Asheron's Island Invoking Stones: 30
Hilltop Defender Asheron's Island Invoking Stones: 90
Kazyk Ri's Bane Ayan Kill Raid Commander
Desert Warrior Ayan Invoking Stones: 30
Zharalim Ayan Invoking Stones: 90
Thane of Colier Colier Invoking Stones: 30
Colier Miner Colier Invoking Stones: 90
Guardian of the Keep Candeth Keep Invoking Stones: 30
Legionnaire Candeth Keep Invoking Stones: 90
Hero of Woe Isle of Tears Invoking Stones: 30
Warrior of Woe Isle of Tears Invoking Stones: 90
Nivinizk's Bane Mayoi Kill Raid Commander
Mayoi Protector Mayoi Invoking Stones: 30
Samurai Mayoi Invoking Stones: 90
Memorial Champion Midsong Festival Stone Invoking Stones: 30
Champion Immemorial Midsong Festival Stone Invoking Stones: 90
Warrior of the Crater Lake Mount Esper Invoking Stones: 30
Volcanologist Mount Esper Invoking Stones: 90
Defender of Silyun Silyun Invoking Stones: 30
Has way too much time Silyun Invoking Stones: 90
Archaeologist South Osteth Invoking Stones: 30
Rock Hound South Osteth Invoking Stones: 90
Tough Tough Tou-Tou Lighthouse Invoking Stones: 30
Rock Star Tou-Tou Lighthouse Invoking Stones: 90
Guardian in the Patriarch Raids Various Kill 50 each of Falatacot, Moarsman and Sclavus Marauders.
Warden in the Patriarch Raids Various Kill 50 each of Falatacot, Moarsman and Sclavus Raiders.
Marked by the Patriarchs Various Kill Inquisitor/Champion.
Hero of the Patriarch Raids Various Kill all three Raid Commanders.
Stone Collector Various Turn in 30 stones from all 12 raid locations.
  • Cathedrals Champion - turn in 90 tones from all 12 raid locations?
  • Mink Ra's Nemesis
  • Kazyk Ri's Nemesis
  • Nivinizk's Nemesis

Portal.dat

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New Creatures

Moarsman Icon.png Moarsman

Sclavus Icon.png Sclavus

Undead Icon.png Undead


Images

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Known Issues

  • Many of the Pumpkin Candies are overridden by VIII spells (for example Caramel Kukuur which adds 100 Melee Defense is overridden by Incantation of Melee Defense (+45).)
  • While one Beer override bug was fixed (Zongo's Strength), Focus and Coordination continue to be bugged. Similar problem exist with the glacial speed orb (and paralyzing fear from the virindi implant), which is overriden by the incantation of leaden feet.
  • More changes were made to the Pumpkin Candies. NoWorries explains in a post:
10-28-2008 - Link

The candies were never meant to be stored for year round use.

The timer was actually added last year to stop this, seeing as how many players wanted to hold on to some of these candies for fun past Halloween, a compromise was reached of making them non stackable but removing the timer. This way players can keep a few of these candies but can not store hundreds of them.

All previously collected candies will stay the way they were.

Turbine Icon.png NoWorries
AC Quality Assurance
10-28-2008 - Link

The monster fights still have a couple technical aspects to get right. So they were cut from this month to make sure they are fully functional when they are introduced. That town crier didn't get the memo.

Turbine Icon.png NoWorries
AC Quality Assurance

Typos

  • Armored Sclavus Head - "The severed head of a Sclavus, with the Sclavus'es [sic] helm still attached."
  • Festival Shirt - "Please, wear this shirt. It's [sic] horrible arcane script..."
  • T'Thuun's Marauders - Royal Scout tells you, "I don't know why your [sic] bothering to fight creatures so far below your level, but here you go."

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